Electrical

Everyone thinks of the local sparky when they think about the electrical trade, but take a closer look at any industry and you’ll find an electrical trade specialist channelling power in ways that might surprise you.

Trade Specialisation

Metal and Engineering

A career pathway in the metal and engineering trade offers a wide range of specialisation opportunities that are hands-on, hardy and often a bit greasy. Above all this trade requires determination and grit to deliver highly accurate work in varied and often extreme working environments.

Trade Specialisation

Automotive and Mechanical

The automotive and mechanical trade is for rev-heads and engine fanatics of all makes and models. You can specialise in engine types and sizes, depending on your host employer. A career in the trade requires passion and respect for the vehicles and engines you will be entrusted to maintain and develop day in/ day out.

Multidisciplinary Traineeships

Construction

Whether you want to build towers and tunnels or tables and cabinets there is a specialisation for you. There are even ‘finishing’ trades for the painters and plasters. The construction trade is founded on craftsmanship, so attention to detail and precision are must have traits for success.

SKILLS BASED COURSES

Are you a current or future apprentice looking to develop skills that can help you become more employable? MiTraining offers accredited short courses, self-paced courses for a quick “skills-shot” and nationally recognised qualifications in topics related to business and management.

ABOUT MITRAINING

MiTraining (Provider ID 45183) is a Registered Training Organisation (RTO) and a sister company to MIGAS Apprentices and Trainees. MiTraining is a leading Australian provider of business, management and leadership skills training.

James Park: A well-rounded apprenticeship makes a well-rounded apprentice

04 September 2015

QLD Outstanding Apprentice Award Winner for 2015, James Park has credited his apprenticeship with improving his work ethic, his attitude and allowing him to mature drastically over the duration of his training.

James always had an interest in working in electrical, and hoped for a career that would test him every day.

Where did it begin?

James Park started with MIGAS as a school-based trainee in 2010, before being offered a full time apprenticeship in early 2011. Over the course of his apprenticeship, James was rotated between a number of different hosts which ensured his training was well-rounded and comprehensive and lifted the burden of a single host company from committing to a full four year training contract. He rounded off his apprenticeship with Host Company Shellby Power, who were so pleased with the level of competency James demonstrated, they gave him a full time position upon completion in February 2015.

James has excelled both professionally and personally in his apprenticeship. Towards the end of his apprenticeship, James was assigned to a job that required the manufacture of five generators. James sat down and completed bulk preparation, working out what parts were required for the job and complete all the required bookings. James built out a plan that enabled him to make all five generators at once, saving time and ultimately money.

What are they doing now?

Working with Shellby Power, James is heading out on site to refurbish electrical and gas generators at Stradbroke and Fraser Island, as well as conducting generator call outs for Telstra. James wants to stay with Shellby Power and work his way through different roles and opportunities before eventually getting his contractor’s licence and start his own business one day.

Ready for workers?

Many apprentices relish the opportunity to hone their skills with a number of different companies throughout their apprenticeship and flourish because of it. MIGAS can fit apprentices into your business requirements, helping to shoulder the burden of potentially being unable to take an apprentice through the entire contract term.